Hilary Knight is set to make her fifth Olympic appearance, and this time lead a younger, faster U.S. women’s national team that's favored to win gold at the Milan Cortina Winter Games next month. The 36-year-old Knight headlines the list as USA Hockey released its 23-player Olympic women’s roster on Friday.

The roster includes Minnesotans Taylor Heise, Kelly Pannek and Grace Zumwinkle, three of whom played for the Gophers.

Brad Marchand was among the 14 forwards. The Florida Panthers star — who was honored Tuesday for reaching 1,000 career points — has never played in the Olympics. The last time NHL players were allowed to play in the Olympics was 2014. Canada won gold, but Marchand was not on the roster.

Pittsburgh Penguins' players Erik Karlsson and Rickard Rakell will have the opportunity to represent Team Sweden at the 2026 Olympic Winter Games in Milano Cortina, Italy - and it's an opportunity years in the making for both of them.